Benjamin Hart
@benjaminhart.bsky.social
Writer/editor at New York Magazine.
Greg Bovino is a great fascist and an even better colleague. Do yourself a favor and HIRE HIM!!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Greg Bovino is a great fascist and an even better colleague. Do yourself a favor and HIRE HIM!!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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this man fears for his life when he sees a grandma with her bag on the second seat on a subway
Sean Duffy: "If you come to a protest with a 9mm firearm, that's fine believing in the Second Amendment, but you stand on the sidewalk and you hold your sign. You take that 9mm and you start to engage with ICE officers, and then you resist arrest -- listen, I don't want anyone to die, but ... "
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
this man fears for his life when he sees a grandma with her bag on the second seat on a subway
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Still can't believe they immediately put the officers who killed Pretti back in the field. Even if the shooting had been justified (it wasn't), it's just incredibly callous and reckless -- to the public, but also to the officers themselves. Just a sociopathic dearth of humanity.
January 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Still can't believe they immediately put the officers who killed Pretti back in the field. Even if the shooting had been justified (it wasn't), it's just incredibly callous and reckless -- to the public, but also to the officers themselves. Just a sociopathic dearth of humanity.
What a hero. And what a shame he had to die as a bunch of buffoon quacks try to undo everything he stood for. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:14 AM
What a hero. And what a shame he had to die as a bunch of buffoon quacks try to undo everything he stood for. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Pretty cool that Maduro gets to experience a real snowstorm.
January 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Pretty cool that Maduro gets to experience a real snowstorm.
I don't understand why Tim Cook doesn't get a lot more shit these days. bsky.app/profile/ddia...
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I don't understand why Tim Cook doesn't get a lot more shit these days. bsky.app/profile/ddia...
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WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.
At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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Meteorologist John Homenuk says the difference between a major New York City storm and something even bigger comes down to the sleet line.
The X Factor for New York City’s Impending Winter Storm
Meteorologist John Homenuk says the difference between a major New York City storm and something even bigger comes down to the sleet line.
nymag.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Meteorologist John Homenuk says the difference between a major New York City storm and something even bigger comes down to the sleet line.
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Many of us have been pointing out that the readiness with which these agents have drawn weapons, and gotten their fingers anywhere near the trigger, is WILDLY contrary to best practices and the sort of thing that inevitably leads to people getting shot.
“Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.”
BREAKING: Federal agent shoots man in south Minneapolis
A Bring Me The News reporter was near the scene, and recorded multiple gunshots.
bringmethenews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Many of us have been pointing out that the readiness with which these agents have drawn weapons, and gotten their fingers anywhere near the trigger, is WILDLY contrary to best practices and the sort of thing that inevitably leads to people getting shot.
There is never not a major film festival happening.
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
There is never not a major film festival happening.
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The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
nymag.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
If I've learned one thing covering politics, it's that the Latino vote is a monolith.
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
If I've learned one thing covering politics, it's that the Latino vote is a monolith.
I think it's bad that Republicans vote en masse to confirm wildly unqualified clowns who destroy essential government functions from the inside. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
The FBI is a rule-bound and tight-lipped institution, but 45 current and former agents spoke to The New York Times Magazine anyway — a sign of the extreme alarm rippling through it. Many said that with the agency under Kash Patel's leadership, the U.S. is less safe. nyti.ms/4qzxs0f
January 22, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I think it's bad that Republicans vote en masse to confirm wildly unqualified clowns who destroy essential government functions from the inside. bsky.app/profile/nyti...
I'm down to hear about snubs. But surprises? That's a bridge too far.
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I'm down to hear about snubs. But surprises? That's a bridge too far.
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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Trying to teach myself competitive authoritarianism from YouTube videos. Surprisingly difficult.
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Trying to teach myself competitive authoritarianism from YouTube videos. Surprisingly difficult.
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This is interesting because it's kind of the exact dynamic of sports media over the last 20 years. A bunch of newer blogger/amateur/enthusiast types are more sensationalist about forecasts and models and the old guard believe it's totally irresponsible.
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is interesting because it's kind of the exact dynamic of sports media over the last 20 years. A bunch of newer blogger/amateur/enthusiast types are more sensationalist about forecasts and models and the old guard believe it's totally irresponsible.
"Even for Trump, this is unhinged" -- reaction to every public appearance by Trump since 2015
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"Even for Trump, this is unhinged" -- reaction to every public appearance by Trump since 2015
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The Adams years at City Hall felt like one rug pull after another. My latest in @nymag.com
It Will Take Years to Fully Grasp Eric Adams’s Corruption
New York has turned the page, but more evidence of the ex-mayor’s venality keeps turning up.
nymag.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Adams years at City Hall felt like one rug pull after another. My latest in @nymag.com
I'd like to take a halligan on this whole presidency!
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia US attorney Lindsey Halligan, who sought indictments against Trump adversaries, is leaving her position.
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I'd like to take a halligan on this whole presidency!
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We need to end the stigma of finding Naomi Osaka irritating.
January 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
We need to end the stigma of finding Naomi Osaka irritating.